The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-10-23
MANAGING AN ELEPHANT.
PLEASURES or RAILWAY TRAVEL WITR
VICIOUS BRUTE AS COMPANY.


Keeper IL Anether-Liveiy Times o. the
wsy--Aaventures On the Public Hallway.
During the time was with Forepaugh's
Circus" says James Twitchel. Buffalo Bits
late manager OF the London Wild West Show"
II took part In some exhibitions that were not
down on the bills. One In particular shall
not be likely to forget. The show disbanded at
Chicago; Bamboo the trick elephant was
leased to the Kiralfy Brothers. who were about
to open their season in Boston. Bamboo had
established name for himself as savage,
treacherous brute. who had killed and manned
at least dozen men. He had q keeper who
plants, according to Charles Reade and other
and remaining h,s drunk Such was the normal
condition Of the keeper Of Bamboo. He could
control the gigantic brute OF omerg gene put
sober and would be- az helpless as an infant 10
ELECT the necessary change q transp9rtation
Sound H sieamSea f f 0s man
% 70 81 tS sehossn
was furnished With $40. estimated 9s ample
Es for 9 and
from Chicago BY the Lake Shore. Now York
wItebeI an tolls s tbe storv OF that trp puno.
tuatipg It with moro exclamation points than
II hadn't much idea" he said. "oi tho dan.
Rerous character OF the journey until We were
perhaps o hundred miles out Of Chicago; The
IN q f SaF %as The sd
was one Of nv earliest discoveries. and discour:
me awake pretty much al al tho arss niGht out
and It was with some dismay that discovered
in the hay Ms.peTF That M would not have minded
aad BaSS9 Sn Kept aSis s ne ddh
ton, was simply a. night Of horrors In tho
SIN hours !. that night q ,hH train
would at shor. intervals hear mahed snort
from the monster at the other end Of the car,
lively over YER my face H Then would Jump up
and Es to the seoDsHr with energetic kicks to
sSPPs T. sass VI
viz a 6ro wcn aoWss
Cd I'll III y, Sh5Is ssSS e AZ
wiz was not DO not Know. ~ no .l.DaAn'.
Pa were II
bis s siur &c IN q disasreoabio way. Els.
Puuis and atteS for the 81 thoss
Wss mot a Rat eS mot
high enough. NOR strong enough When the
his ugly back. and burst the whole top of the
We stopped at Erie. There was loud swear
ing and clamor By the railroad men for com;
t 0 ;h them to snd
to take care Of. they had better help. me get
ooH BsmSoo lis vicious sss
and said they guessed that was So =, ~.
Change eas St 6s pon s
plant had been well fed and well watered. and
sass had The f.
good shape and started him Tor his new, quar-
ters in the waiting train. A great pile Of black
ss Ssmsa dsSsh brns as
make for them and destroy, twenty-four full
plants and osSer wild bssss had to settle
fSs fs nads s ns e. the spot and large
The most DANGEROUS and laboriops incident
Of our trip would not have happened but for the
smoke plps. His s%oEins 81 the hay a.srs
sd r Nth Ts
sts%e ~ " t F S.s -. .S., '" ,,.s .s..,
through the baggage car. over the tender, got
the fireman in the cab TO al them. and ran
With es ns se our wS sons
express speed was no small task The keeper
took the pals Ut the door OF our car and doused
way. SO 1t would have been but for that ele-
barned up tose' her; ior abop. every second
he x1ud s sTp his
ligence Of the elephant: this fellow was In Q
panic until we got that IRE out.
enssf X ana @
ting into Broadway marched triumphantty
stroyed more shsa ftty doii i WORTH III T H
passed the larger part Of the journey. We had
ss..Ias into Boston Tuesday mosnins e tho
:, Presently one Of the mounted police over
take shis eep6snt t& Gs the s assS' "
The Eespe r looked NJ with h n d Ga lser
:" You Just do 1t; mister he said. We'd bs
" Bamboo raised his trunk at motion from
the Keeper and ga a. terrific snort The
%Sndsa sss our Sr ern The sssper al" Always
Of ks scops esss 10 poas
but the Sr byi Not al
vii much trouble we got the brute quar-.
tered 10 barn on Crosby street. We slept
hW and ate cold dnk for
steamer with bamboo. the next Gay. my. $3.50
was gone. and the keeper and had left our
coats as security for the elephants board. Yet
]. presume the crowd on the steamer thought It
the correct thing for gentlemen In care Of an
elephant to appear in their shirt sleeves. 30
our dignity WAS maintained.
The name Of kiralfy. aided. I believe. by o
telegram from the management to the Captain
OF the boat, secured our transportation. and
fondly iancied that my woes were over. But
boo was reserving his master stroke for the
finish Mh In the streets , OF Boston ws met q car
with one blow OF his trunk: the car was over.
turned the passengers tainted. screamed, and
which resulted In a final triumphant process
safa the hisnliy barn First very long
came Bamboo his keeper. and businOsS man
rear, a dozen reportsrs: last. seyerai'thousapi
OF the miscellaneous population OF Boston
anxious to do us honor.
;" And never rejoiced so In my life as when.
thirty minutes later. ceased to be business
manager for an elephant"